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All the latest in the clothing industry, from worsening conditions for sweatshop workers due to COVID to updates on the Ali Enterprise garment factory fire in Pakistan.

All the latest news and events in the field of food and drink with regard to ethical consumption.

The Lush Prize is an annual award to scientists and campaigners who are working to replace animal testing. It is a collaboration between Lush Cosmetics and Ethical Consumer, and, in November of this year, it paid out £250,000 in total, with prizes awarded in a virtual ceremony.

Jonathon Atkinson of Carbon Co-op peers into some of the complexities we face in the transition to low carbon homes

We speak to Joanna Adjetey (Planet Bananna), writer and influencer. Since 2016 she has been sharing her journey through veganism and learning how to consume more ethically for the planet.

We examine reasons to boycott Black Friday, the tax-avoiding activities of companies most likely to profit from the sales, ways to protest against Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and other ethical alternative events you can support instead.

Across the UK, Libraries of Things are offering consumers the chance to borrow not buy. Sam Attard, manager of SHARE:Frome at the time of writing, gives 10 top tips on setting up a Library of Things where you live.

We caught up with Ruth Anslow from HISBE about the challenges of being an ethical small business during the coronavirus pandemic, and their ‘Back to Better’ campaign.

Lisa Ashford, CEO of Ethex explains how communities are taking control of their energy generation for the benefit of all.

Conditions for farm workers in southern Spain have become yet more dire as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread through the area. We spoke with workers and union representatives in August to hear how businesses have dealt with potential virus outbreaks and safety measures in the region.

A groundbreaking innovation has paved the way for solar-powered trains, says Simon Birch.

With talk of junking new gas boilers in the UK by 2025, heat pumps are very much the low-carbon alternative for people of the moment! Jonathan Atkinson from Carbon Co-op explains more...

Culture Unstained, a research, engagement and campaigning organisation, have revealed how major oil and gas companies have pushed to influence and sponsor the COP26 climate summit over the last year.

Our Beyond Consumerism page seeks out ideas big and small, for rethinking economic systems and reducing reliance on corporations and money. This time we hear from Josephine Philips who is launching a new clothing repair app as we write.

Colin Birch with a light-hearted guide to trying, and sometimes failing, to be ethical. This week Colin looks into the world of car insurance.

Amazon has launched a new eco badge on its website, which it claims will help “you discover and shop for more sustainable products.” Yet, the ‘Climate Pledge Friendly’ badge has been awarded to everything from single-use batteries to disposable wipes. So is this another greenwashing exercise from Amazon?

Following a joint investigation by Ethical Consumer and The Observer, the British Retail Consortium, representing UK supermarkets, has called on the Spanish Government to launch an inquiry into conditions for migrant workers in Almeria.

More and more products are branded with claims like ‘sustainably sourced’ and ‘fairly traded’. Julie Hunter, Chair of the Consumer and Public Interest Network at BSI, talks about the role of voluntary standards in navigating these claims, as more and more of us buy online, and about the importance of Consumers in shaping these standards.

Climate expert and author of How Bad are Bananas and There’s no Planet B, Mike Berners-Lee spoke to us about what a sustainable future could look like and the action needed to get there.

A group of MEPs has written to Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder and chief executive, expressing concern that the company might be spying on politicians and targeting workers who are seeking to organise.